Hominid

This animal lived 6-7 million years ago. Who is this? Could it walk up-right?

Sahelanthropus ----- Yes

This species lived between about 1.89 million and 70,000 years ago. Who is this long-lived species?

Homo erectus

Of the following which species was the best hunter?

Homo heidelbergensis

What is the first hominid that relied on stone tools to obtain food and butcher meat?

Homo habilis

What was the diet of this animal?

it ate plants and nuts

How did the males of this species interact?

Male fought for access to ovulating female

What is so special about the Laetoli trackway?

It showed that A. afarnesis walked up-right.

Who was the closest ancestor of this animal, a Cro-magnon?

Homo heidelbergensis

Who used these 30,000 - 23,000 years old needles to make cloths?

Homo sapiens

Of the following who was the best tree climber?

Ardipithecus ramidus

It used fire and used wooden spears, and it was the first early human species to routinely hunt large animals. Who is it?

Homo heidelbergensis

This animal lived between 3.85 and 2.95 million years ago in Eastern Africa. This animal had a powerful chest and strong upper arm muscles necessary for tree climbing and an upright body and stride for walking.

Australopithecus afarensis

This animal combine tree-climbing and bipedal activity, and lived about 4.4 million years ago. Who is this?

Ardipithecus ramidus

How do we know Sahelanthropus walked upright?

The poisition of the foramen magnum on the underside of the cranium which indicates that the head was held upright.

This species, one of the earliest members of the genus Homo, has a slightly larger braincase and smaller face and teeth than inAustralopithecus. This species was thought to represent the first stone-tool maker.

Homo habilis

This animal is the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions with relatively elongated legs and shorter arms compared to the size of the torso. Who is it?

Homo erectus

This animal lived about 2.3 to 1.2 million years ago and it grass, tough leaves and stems.